ZMT - Leibniz Zentrum für Marine Tropenforschung
A warm welcome: New NAM Fellows at ZMT
19/10/2026 | In 2026, three researchers will spend three months at ZMT as part of the NAM Fellowship Programme. The fellowship by ZMT and Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) is awarded for the...
Out now: The latest ZMT newsletter
The new edition of the ZMT newsletter is out now bringing together stories from our research, international collaborations and activities in the tropics and beyond. One of the highlights of this issue is ZMT’s 35th anniversary. International...
Stronger together: Bremen’s marine, polar and climate research at the German Unity Day public festival in Bremen
30/09/2026 | Deep sea, coral reefs, polar ice and climate research: At the public festival marking German Unity Day, research institutions from Bremen and Bremerhaven will come together to showcase the wide range of research taking place across the State of...
CAMPUS AWARD 2026/27: Nominations now open for Master’s theses or Dissertations on sustainability
24/09/2026 | Master’s theses and doctoral dissertations addressing sustainability can now be nominated for the CAMPUS PRIZE 2026/27. The award, worth a total of €3,000, recognizes outstanding research conducted at the University of Bremen that contributes to a...
Ship recycling in Bremerhaven: Turning research into a maritime circular economy
15/09/2026 | Ships are now being recycled at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven – only the second facility of its kind in Germany. The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) welcomes the development as an important step towards a more...
Research in Brief: How maps, models and diagrams shape the way we think and interact
10/09/2026 | Leonie Dziomba is a cognitive scientist in the research group ‘Transformation through Transdisciplinarity’. Her PhD research focuses on knowledge transfer in the marine sciences. In her thesis, using plankton as a case study, she examines how...
ECSA 61: International experts gathered in Brussels to bridge coastal science and policy
10/09/2026 | This year’s conference of the “Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association “ - ECSA 61 - brought together marine and coastal scientists, environmental managers and international decision-makers in Brussels to exchange knowledge and address key issues in...
m-CONNECT: EU-funded project takes a connectivity-focused approach to coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass meadows
31/08/2026 | Twenty interdisciplinary partners from 12 countries in Europe, Island Southeast Asia and Melanesia will begin work on a four-year landmark project in September 2026. Funded by Horizon Europe with a budget of six million Euros, the project...
ZMT celebrates 35 years of tropical coastal research – series of talks at the Haus der Wissenschaft in Bremen
31/08/2026 | In 2026, ZMT will celebrate its 35th anniversary – a milestone that honours the institute's long tradition and commitment to the protection of tropical coastal regions. To mark the start of the anniversary year, a public lecture series starts at...
When plankton takes the stage: ZMT scientist Agostino Merico joins theatre production in Magdeburg
31/08/2026 | Professor Agostino Merico from the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) in Bremen is putting marine science into an unusual spotlight. From 11 to 30 September 2026, he will join the cast of Kanton Plankton at Theater Magdeburg...